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Which of the following is not a theory that describes, explains, or predicts what motivates helping behavior? |
| | A) | reciprocal innervation. |
| | B) | social norms. |
| | C) | evolutionary theory. |
| | D) | the social exchange theory. |
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The idea of kin selection is used to describe and predict _______________. |
| | A) | when people help other people. |
| | B) | why people help other people. |
| | C) | who will help another person. |
| | D) | how to increase helping another person. |
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The term egoism refers to |
| | A) | arrogance. |
| | B) | someone who is overconfident. |
| | C) | the idea that people do what is best for themselves. |
| | D) | a person who is "full of themselves." |
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Altruism is |
| | A) | a belief in all things that are true. |
| | B) | doing something good for one's self. |
| | C) | doing something neutral for others. |
| | D) | doing something good for others without expecting anything in return. |
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Research has shown that increasing a person's self-awareness _____________ helping behavior. |
| | A) | decreases |
| | B) | increases |
| | C) | has no effect on |
| | D) | has a negative effect on |
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Jerry borrows a power saw from Joe, who lives next door. A week later, when Joe's lawn mower breaks, Joe borrows Jerry's lawn mower. This exemplifies |
| | A) | social exchange theory. |
| | B) | reciprocal disinhibition |
| | C) | the reciprocity norm. |
| | D) | social capital. |
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Which country is more likely to support the social responsibility norm? |
| | A) | United States. |
| | B) | Europe. |
| | C) | Canada. |
| | D) | India. |
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People will become organ donors to those outside of their families, in part, because of the |
| | A) | social responsibility norm. |
| | B) | social exchange theory. |
| | C) | the reciprocity norm. |
| | D) | kin selection theory. |
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One way to increase helping behavior is |
| | A) | to decrease empathy. |
| | B) | to model altruism. |
| | C) | to remove people's guilt. |
| | D) | to increase the number of bystanders. |
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If an ambiguous situation is made clear, this will ________________ helping behavior. |
| | A) | increase |
| | B) | decrease |
| | C) | not have an effect on |
| | D) | have the reverse effect on |
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Bystander inaction increases |
| | A) | as the bystanders become more leisurely. |
| | B) | as the bystanders are more observant. |
| | C) | as the number of bystanders increases. |
| | D) | as the number of bystanders decreases. |
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Research has shown that if people are made to feel guilty, this will ___________ helping behavior. |
| | A) | increase |
| | B) | decrease. |
| | C) | have no effect on |
| | D) | have a detrimental effect on |
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Responsiblity diffusion |
| | A) | increases helpfulness. |
| | B) | has no effect on helping behavior. |
| | C) | can lead to more helping behavior. |
| | D) | can lead to less helping behavior. |
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Regarding the idea of kin selection, who is most likely to receive help first? |
| | A) | a stranger before a family member. |
| | B) | a stranger before a neighbor. |
| | C) | a grandparent before a child. |
| | D) | a child before a grandparent. |
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When people show a lack of inclusion in their circle of moral concern, this is referred to as |
| | A) | moral exclusion. |
| | B) | ostracism. |
| | C) | saving social capital. |
| | D) | the overjustification effect. |
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What role does similarity play in helping behavior? |
| | A) | The more dissimilar a person is to a potential helper, the more the potential helper will offer to help. |
| | B) | The more similar a person is to a potential helper, the more the potential helper will offer to help. |
| | C) | The more similar a person is to a potential helper, the less the potential helper will offer to help. |
| | D) | The more similar a person is to a potential helper, the more the potential helper will ignore the person in need. |
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Before agreeing to help out at the homeless shelter, Sharon weighs the costs (e.g., getting up at dawn on a Saturday) and benefits (e.g., feeling good about helping others) of doing so. This strategy would be predicted by |
| | A) | the empathy/altruism hypothesis. |
| | B) | social exchange theory. |
| | C) | the social responsibility norm. |
| | D) | social comparison theory. |
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When it is close to the holidays, we all often receive many free gifts from charity groups and churches. Generally, after receiving this small token, we feel obligated to make a donation. This best illustrates |
| | A) | the social exchange theory. |
| | B) | egoism. |
| | C) | the reciprocity norm. |
| | D) | social capital. |
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Which technique has been used in research to elicit helping behavior? |
| | A) | The door-in-the-face technique. |
| | B) | The foot-in-the-mouth technique. |
| | C) | The toe-in-the-door technique |
| | D) | The door-behind-the-screen technique. |
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Reciprocity among humans is |
| | A) | stronger in rural villages than in big cities. |
| | B) | stronger in big cities than in rural villages. |
| | C) | rarely seen in individualistic societies. |
| | D) | rarely seen in collectivistic societies. |
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